Month: July 2021

ISLAMABAD: National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) on Thursday issued a report containing detail of losses due to heavy rains in different parts of the country during current month. According to the report, as many as 79 people, including 15 children and 12 women lost their lives in different incidents whereas around 109 people sustained injuries […]

ISLAMABAD: An Accountability Court (AC) Thursday adjourned the hearing till August 9, on Toshakhana reference against former president Asif Ali Zardari and former prime minister Syed Yousaf Raza Gilani. The hearing was adjourned without any further proceedings on the request of the defence lawyer. The court also accepted the one-day exemption requests from the hearing, […]

ISLAMABAD: National Assembly Deputy Speaker Muhammad Qasim Khan Suri and Governor Balochistan Syed Zahoor Agha called on Chairman Senate Muhammad Sadiq Sanjarani at Parliament House on Thursday. Various issues related to Balochistan province were discussed in the meeting and they agreed to take practical steps to focus on public welfare and to highlight the positive […]

ISLAMABAD: Minister for Energy Hammad Azhar on Thursday asked Iranian ambassador to Pakistan to take immediate steps for restoring electricity supply to Gwadar, Turbat and Makran regions of Balochistan. In a telephonic call, the minister said the government was taking steps to improve the power transmission system. Steps were also being taken to connect the […]

ISLAMABAD: The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) Thursday directed chiefs of all political party to submit the lists of their cantonment board election contestants by August 7, to enable returning officers to allot election symbols to party nominees. According to Election Commission press release, the party basis cantonment board elections would be held on September […]

ISLAMABAD: Chairman Senate Muhammad Sadiq Sanjarani Thursday said that highways played key role in the economic development of any nation and the network of highways in Balochistan was being further expanded in line with this vision. In a briefing to the Chairman Senate regarding the ongoing projects in Balochistan, the officials from National Highway Authority […]

ISLAMABAD: The Excise and Taxation (E&T) department, Islamabad Thursday extended deadline for submitting the vehicle token tax without penalty till September 30. According to an office order issued here , the last date for payment of token tax without penalty was extended to facilitate the vehicles’ owners. The citizens could submit their token fee at […]

ISLAMABAD: Afghan Cinema Association’s Representative Fariduddin Azim at a panel discussion on Thursday urged the Pakistan media houses to work out a design for a joint production in documentary-film industry for boosting cultural linkages between the two neighboring countries. “On behalf of the Afghan Cinema Association, I will welcome that if any Pakistani director contact […]